August 5, 2018 ~ 5 de Agosto de 2018

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Decimoctavo Domingo Ordinario

MASS SCHEDULE Sunday: 8 a.m., 10 a.m. (Español), 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m. (Español) Monday-Friday: 12 p.m., 6 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m., 5:30 p.m. (Vigil)

Daily: 7 a.m. (Carmelite Nuns: 6301 Culebra at St. Joseph Way)

EVENING PRAYER (VESPERS) Saturday: 5 p.m. Thursday: 6 p.m.

SPECIAL MASSES Tuesday: 6 p.m. Carmelite Community Mass 1st Friday: 6 p.m. Mass for the Sick

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Thursday: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Holy Hour Daily: St. Elias Chapel is open for Adoration 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

CONFESSIONS ~ CONFESIONES Tuesdays: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Saturdays: 4-5 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. By appointment, call the parish office. For spiritual direction, call the parish office.

VISITING THE SICK Call the parish office.

LITTLE FLOWER PARISH OFFICE 824 Kentucky Ave, 78201 Tel. (210) 735-9126 - Fax (210) 735-1389 Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. & 1 p.m.–4:30 p.m. www.littleflowerbasilica.org

STAFF Executive Director: Susana Cantu Business Manager: Laura Cole Secretary: Cheyenne Cisneros Book Keeper: Consuelo Salazar Records: Sylvia DeHoyos Development Director: Anna Migeon CCD Director: Rita Beltran Little Flower English Choir Director: Elaine Bir Little Flower Children Choir & Organist: Thelma Montez Spanish Choir: Itza Zentella Maintenance: Tony Dominguez & Jorge Martinez

BAPTISMS ~ BAUTISMOS English: 2nd Sunday of the month Spanish: 3rd Sunday of the month For more information call the office.

WEDDINGS ~ BODAS At least six months prior to wedding date. Call office for requirements before your appointment with the pastor.

LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL Principal: Jackie Castro 905 Kentucky Ave., San Antonio, TX 78201 Tel. (210) 732-9207 - Fax (210) 732-3214 www.littleflowercatholicschool.org

LITTLE FLOWER ORGANIZATIONS Brown Scapular: Elia Cintron Altar Society: Delores Cox Holy Name Society: Ralph de la Rosa St. Vincent de Paul: Homer Cadena Lectio Divina: Lilia Barocio EMHE & Lectors: Brenda Villarreal MESC & Lectores: Carmen Leija Stewardship: Colleen Ortegon RCIA: Eloise Moran RICA: Maria Luisa Villalon

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BASILICA of the NATIONAL SHRINE of the LITTLE FLOWER

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Thérèse Parish

Discalced Carmelite Fathers of San Antonio

Administration Office 824 Kentucky Ave, 78201

Tel. (210) 735-9126 ~ Fax (210) 735-1389 Established 1926

WELCOME

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that keeps on giving. It’s a win-win for you and your parish. Let our online giv-ing system streamline the

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WELCOME TO THE BASILICA! We are excited that you are here! Find more information about upcoming events, special Masses, and more within our bulletin or on our website at: www.littleflowerbasilica.org If you are new and plan on calling the Basilica your home parish, please register at the parish office or online through our website. Keep up with us through our blog, Facebook, or Twitter pages!

The Archdiocesan Vocation Office invites single women ages 18-45 to a “Nun Run”

experience Saturday, Sept. 22.

Participants will have the opportunity to tour three Sisters’ homes/convents, get to know six different religious congre-gations, and to learn about their life, discuss their charism, and pray with the sisters.

To register, please contact Vocation Office at

210-735-0553 or www.archsa.org/vocations

JOIN US FOR

The Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Basilica

of the National Shrine of the Little Flower!

Monday, Aug. 27

at 6 p.m.

This is a Red Letter Day, meaning that you are able to re-ceive a plenary indulgence. In order to receive the indul-gence you must receive communion at the Mass, pray for the intentions of the Holy Father (Pope Francis), and go to confession within eight days before or after the Solemn Mass.

SAVE THE DATE

Fr. Ray Kelly is a 64-year-old parish priest at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Old Castle, Ireland, who loves to sing. He became an overnight internet star in 2014 when an amateur video was posted on YouTube. While presiding at a wedding, Fr. Ray sang Leonard Cohen’s iconic song “Hallelujah” with the lyrics personalized for the couple. The video has since reached over 61 million views. Fr. Kelly will give a concert here at the Basilica on Saturday, Sept. 29 to benefit the Basilica restoration project. VIP tickets will include premium seating and entrance to a post-concert reception with Fr. Ray, who will greet guests and sign CDs. Please plan to attend, mark your calendars, and help spread the word! After his big break online, Fr. Ray went on to record a couple of CDs. This spring he appeared on “Britain’s Got Talent,” where he thoroughly wowed Simon Cowell, who declared Fr. Ray’s rendition of REM’s “Everybody Hurts” to be one of his “favorite ever auditions.”

How did this concert come about? A friend of ours from St. Brigid’s Catholic Church in San Antonio who’s also a member of the Irish Society here sent an email to Fr. Ray last year. She wanted to know if he would be doing a USA concert tour in 2018 and where he would be performing. In 2015, he had done a concert in New York City for the Irish Society on St. Patrick’s Day. She wanted to know if he was going to do that again. She never expected to hear from him, but several weeks later he re-sponded and said he would like to come to San Anto-nio during his September 2018 US concert tour. All parties agreed that the best place for the concert was the Basilica. General Admission: $25 Reserved Admission: $60 VIP Tickets: $75 Both the reserved and VIP tickets include an invitation to the reception that follows the concert with wine, cheese, dessert and coffee, along with a chance to meet Fr. Ray Kelly and have CDs signed.

Tickets available at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fr-ray-kelly-concert-tickets-47517907340?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

BENEFIT CONCERT WITH FR. RAY KELLY

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower

Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Little Flower School

The 2018-2019 School year is right around the corner! If you are still looking for a great school for your student,

Little Flower is still accepting applications for grades Pre K3 - 8. Its not too late! Here at Little Flower our vision is

to teach, nurture and prepare students to be faithful disciples of Jesus and become strong, academic learners.

(210) 732-9207 www.littleflowercatholicschool.org

Register your children today! At Little Flower School, we assist the

church in its mission of developing committed Catholic Christians.

“Doing the ordinary things, extraordinarily well.”

- St. Therese of Lisieux

FEATURED ARTICLES

Thank you for your donations to help replace the AC units!

You may have noticed something going wrong at church, but may not have under-stood the cause. For some time, the AC units in the sacristy and altar areas of the church haven’t been functioning.

The loss of function in these areas impacts the performance of the main units: the system can’t regulate itself. As the main units struggle to compensate for the overheating in the front of the church, out in the pews you may be freezing while the priests are roasting in their vestments behind the altar rail.

Five years ago the heater units went out in the Basilica. We asked for donations, and many of you responded generously, coming together to raise over $50,000 to replace the units.

This time, we needed a smaller amount, to replace the two smaller units that serve the front of the church.

Your generous response has allowed us to move forward with ordering the units.

If you are interested in helping with other restoration projects around the Basilica, please contact the parish office and ask for Anna Migeon, or send her an email at amigeon@littleflowerbasilica.org!

$15,000

$ 10,000

$ 5,000

Pro-Life Fundraiser

Biggest Pro-Life Fundraiser this year! Be a part of

the solution “to save babies, one mother at a time!”

Join Fr. Staples as he bikes across America to raise $100,000 for the Paul Stefan Regional Maternity Housing and Educational Center. This 23 bed, 40 room facility, inclu-sive of an education center, dinner hall, chapel, library and day care center, is nearly completed! We need your help to finish. Remember, a 90% complete

facility is still 100% closed!

To support, donate, and follow Father on his trip,

go to: www.paulstefanhome.org

Catechist Retreat

Save the Date! Northwest Urban Deanery Catechist Retreat Saturday, Sept. 15, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Convent, 2318 Castroville Rd.

For information contact the DRE at your parish or call Yolanda Vargas (210) 955-9570 ext. 305.

Rito de Iniciación Cristiana de Adultos (RICA) La parroquia de Santa Teresita muy pronto iniciara una nueva jornada en la fe para compartir la riqueza de la Iglesia Católica, y nuestra familia parroquial. Estas juntas son para información y preguntas y esta abierto para todo individuo que desea recibir los Sacramentos de Iniciación (Bautismo, Confirmación, y Eucaristía), También para todos que buscan ser Catolicos. Nuestra primera junta es el Do-

mingo, 19 de Aug., después de la Misa de 10 a.m., en la Casa del Carmen, 828 Kentu-cky. Si tiene algunas preguntas llamar: Maria Luisa Villalon (210) 209-5293 o Andrea Villaseñor (210) 707-8404

COMMUNITY NEWS

Project Cool

Attention Seniors 60+ BEAT THE HEAT!

FREE box fans to seniors to prevent heat-related illness. Pick up your FREE box fan between June 1–Sept. 30

at Guadalupe Community Center, 1801 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd.

Questions? Call (210) 226-6178 *Bring valid photo identification*

Faith Formation

The Faith Formation program will begin accepting registrations starting Sunday, Aug. 19 from 9:30 a.m.– 3:30 p.m. for children grades K-12.

The parish provides programs in English and Spanish, Sacramental Preparation and classes for adults!

For any questions or concerns, please call the parish of-fice at (210)735-9126 ext. 110

Position Opening

We have an opening for a part-time Director of Religious Education. If you have at least a Level 3 catechist certification and experience with children and administration, please submit your resume and a letter stating your interest to the parish office.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

Little Flower Parish will soon begin a new journey in faith to share the richness of the Catholic Church and our parish family. These gatherings are for inquires and are open to those individuals who needs to com-

plete their Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Con-firmation & Eucharist), as well as those who are seeking to become Catholics. Our first gathering is on Sunday, Aug. 19., after the noon mass in the Pastoral Center, 824 Kentucky.

If you have any questions contact: Yolanda Luna (210) 344-8644 or Eloise Moran (210) 732-4356

WHAT’S NEW

Discalced Carmelite Friars

Pastor & Rector: Rev. Luis Gerardo Belmonte-Luna, OCD

Community: Fr. Marion Bui, OCD, Fr. Henry Bordeaux, OCD,

Fr. Luis Joaquin Castañeda, OCD, Fr. Bonaventure Sauer, OCD, and Fr. Emmanuel Nnadozie, OCD

Mass Intentions

Would you like a Mass to be said for yourself or a loved one? Mass intentions may be arranged at the parish office. Donation is $10 per Mass, and one intention per Mass. Call or visit the parish office to schedule your Mass!

Sunday, August 5: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 a.m. + Salvador & + Luisa Campos 10 a.m. + Fr. Raphael Kitz, OCD. 12 p.m. Little Flower Mass Association 2 p.m. For Our Parishioners 6 p.m. Juan Pablo Valle

Monday, August 6: The Transfiguration of the Lord 12 p.m. + George & + Thelma Menne & Family 6 p.m. + Efrain & + Nolida Treviño

Tuesday, August 7: Weekday [18] 12 p.m. + George & + Thelma Menne & Family 6 p.m. Benefactors

Wednesday, August 8: St. Dominic 12 p.m. + George & + Thelma Menne & Family 6 p.m. + Andy Beaver

Thursday, August 9: Weekday [18] 12 p.m. + George & + Thelma Menne & Family 6 p.m. Vocations

Friday, August 10: St. Lawrence 12 p.m. + George & + Thelma Menne & Family 6 p.m. + Efrain & + Nolida Treviño

Saturday, August 11: Blessed Virgin Mary/ Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time [VIGIL] 8 a.m. Dr. Matthew & Kathleen Harrison & children

5:30 p.m. Jose, Consuelo, & Antonio Hernandez

Basilica Donations

Second Collection:

St. Vincent de Paul The Little Flower Parish Conference of St. Vincent de Paul Society has been active since 1950, as a nonprofit organization partnering with the parish to directly serve the needs of the community. It serves an average of 70 families in the community per month by providing assistance with utilities, rental, prescription payments, and food while sharing with them the love of Christ.

August 12: Church Maintenance Fund

Weekly Collection: July 29

First Collection $ 5,910.50 Church Maintenance Fund $ 1,090.50 Candles $ 170.00 Other $ 953.00 Online Giving $ 1,105.00

Total $ 9,229.00 Total online givers: 103

Thank you for your support!

Try online giving, a quick and secure way to support the Basil-ica at: http://giving.parishsoft.com/littleflowerbasilica

Lord, hear our prayers… The following family, friends and members of Little Flower Parish need your prayers. Contact the parish office to have names added to the prayer list.

Sylvia Gutierrez Sandra Hage Hector Vallejo Susan Richter Homer & Annie Cadena Juan Pablo Valle Mateo & Annie Casillas Dorothy Vasquez Deacon James Garza Imelda Dorado Cielo Salinas Sanchez Homer & Maria Idalia Gaytan

Gracie Bernal Soledad Contreras James E. Gillette Gim & Elizabeth Ng George Zentella, Jr. Alice & Carrol Hendrix Mary Bustos Richard Joseph Corbett Deborah Vara Kay Shaw Michelle Guillen Nadia Guillen Austin Atiee Lucy Phalen

Antonio Zepeda Nancy & Felix Hernandez Mauro C. Martinez Jose Angel Alfaro Jr. Michael Garcia Juanita Gutierrez Maricela Gauna Stephanie Aramio Salazar Family Gina Gonzalez Laiche Family Marcy Vega

Marie Tillman Roger Acosta Gloria Sosa Antonia E. Reyes Antonio Zepeda Josefina M. Carrera Cesaer Aguilar Roberto Luciano Benjamin Garza Alma Arellano Diana Valague

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